MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 125%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive519% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '23 at 07:09
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 82.6
1-Core 170
2-Core 334
104% 196 Pts
4-Core 640
8-Core 1,175
109% 908 Pts
64-Core 1,605
99% 1,605 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
Sapphire(1DA2 E445) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 23.4.3
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 137
Parallax 288
111% 187 fps
MRender 242
Gravity 149
Splatting 204
162% 198 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 123%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$85
788GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4136 2906 2650 2513 2507 1782 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
519% Outstanding
Read 4,373
Write 4,586
Mixed 3,158
SusWrite 2,749
835% 3,716 MB/s
4K Read 78.7
4K Write 234
4K Mixed 95.8
366% 136 MB/s
DQ Read 1,643
DQ Write 1,283
DQ Mixed 1,431
1,079% 1,452 MB/s
Poor: 251%
This bench: 519%
Great: 598%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
636GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 173 171 171 170 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 157
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 171
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop 640GB
413GB free, PID 3300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Read 34.3
Write 36.8
Mixed 31.7
SusWrite 41.8
50% 36.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
78% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8266.C16FE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
48.5% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 14.4
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 17
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,310 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,008
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